Mold.



A. RODS.

MOLD. v APPLICATION FILED AUG. 25, 1909. v 978,938; Patented Dec. 20, 1910.

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ALPHONSE ROOS, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

, Patented Dec. 20, 1910} Application filed Au ust 25, 1909. Serial No. 514,536.

To all whomit mag concern:

l 3e-it known thatI, ALPHoNsn Boos, a cltizen of the Republic of France, residing at Los Angeles, in-the county of Los An geles. and State of California, have invented a new and useful Mold, of which the followng is a specification. i

This invention T relates more particularly such as ice creams, water ices and custards into novel forms and configurations, and .a mam ob ect thereof is to form a mold which may be readily inserted-lute a mass of frozen substances, and which when filled may be in stantly ejected therefrom into the serving receptacle.

A further object is to provide ahand moldof a novel construction wherein the operation of the ejecting mechanism is partially controlled by pneumatic means' v I accomplish the above objects'by-means of the device described herein and illustrated in the accompanying drawings annexed hereto, in which Figure 1-1 is a side elevation of myimproved mold p'artly broken away for clarity of illustration. Fig. 2 is a bottomplan view of the mold. 1

Referring more specifically to the drawings, 5 designates a mold receptacle or molding chamber, preferably formed of metal,

cylindrical inconfiguration, and having a hollow handle 6 formed integrally therewith. 'This handle is sealed at the outer end,

- and located therein intermediate-its length is a'bearing partition or head 7, dividing the handle,into upper and lower chambers 8, 9. This partition is provided with a centrally disposed aperture 10 through which passes va rod or guide stem 11, to the lower end of which is rigidly secured a cylindrical eject- .in gb.lock.12, the upper end of the rod that projects into chamber 8 being provided with a stop 13 to limit its downward movement. The'wall of chamber 8 is provided with an kapertrirel l or air-vent whose function will be more particularly described later on.

Vhen an operator uses my improved hand mold, the mold is firstsubmerged in water, so that the substance which itis to be forced into will not adhere thereto. As the mold receptacle is forced into; the frozen" substance, such for instance as ice cream, theejecting block is forced upwardly into the chamber until it reaches the limit of 'its movement. \Vhen the receptacle has. been mission of air on a of i said gmjolding chamber,

filled, the operator closes the aperture lat, the

air confined within the chamberbehind the ejecting block exerting a less pressure on the substance contained within the receptacle than the pressure of the atmosphere against the molded -substance within the receptacle,

thus the substance in the receptacle will be retained therein until the pressure above and below the substance is equalized, this being accomplished by thejoperator uncovering aperture 14. As soon as the pressure is equalized, the molded substance'will fall by gravity, the heavy ejecting block accelerating its downward movement" into the: serving or receiving receptacle.

'It will be apparent-"- from the abovedescription that I have formed a novel hand mold, by means ofwhich various substances may be readily molded into desired forms, and that can be ejected therefrom at the will of the operator. It will-also be understood that I may form the. molding receptacle'into a variety of configurations, as well as the .ejector block. It will be seen that the hollow handle 6 and the receptacle 5 communicate and form an air chamber into which the ejector block 12 recedes. l

. Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire .to secure by Letters Patent, is

'1. In a molding device, in combination, a

molding chamber'for a plastic substance,fan

ejecting member mounted loosely in said molding chamber, said device having an air chamber in the rear of said molding chamber, said air chamber having an air ventto the atmosphere adapted to be closed to check the outward movement of-said' ejecting mem-' ber.

2 In amolding device, in combination, a

molding chamber, ablockmountedin sald molding chamber and adapted to-recede into' the interior thereof, an air chamber connecting with said molding chamber in the grear loo of said block, said airchamber having an air said block in said molding chamber.

' 3. In a molding device, in combination, 'a

cylindrical molding chamber, an ejecting block adapted to withdraw into the interlor a tubular handle connected with said molding chamber and forming an airchamber connecting with the interior of said molding chamber, said tu bular handle having a vent therein adapted ventadapted to be closed to prevent the adforward movement of to be closed to prevent the admission of air at the rear of said block- When said block moves forwardly.

4. In a molding device, in combination, a

cylindrical molding chamber, an, ejecting alock adapted to Withdraw into the interior of said molding chamber, a tubular handle connected with said molding chamber and forming an air chamber connecting With the interior of said molding chamber, said tubular handle having a vent therein adapted to be closed to prevent the admission of air 'at the rear of said block when said block moves forwardly, and means to limit the forward movement of said block in said chamber.

5. In a moldingdevice in combination, a cylindrical molding chamber open at its forward end, a tubular handle forming an air chamber attached to and connecting with the rear side of said molding chamber, saidtubular handle having a transverse head therein, a block mounted insaid molding chamber and adapted to withdraw into the interior thereof, a stem mounted on said block passing through said head,.a'nd means on said stem for engaging the said head 'to limit the outward movement of'saidblock, said tubular handle having a vent adapted to be closed to prevent admission of air to saidair chamber when. said block moves, forw ardly.

In Witness that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my name this 19th day of August, 1909.

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Witnesses v EDMUND A. STRAUSE MYRTLE A..PALMER. 

